At Kemp Little, we are known for our ability to serve the very particular needs of a large but diverse technology client base. Our hands-on industry know-how makes us a good fit with many of the world's biggest technology and digital media businesses, yet means we are equally relevant to companies with a technology bias, in sectors such as professional services, financial services, retail, travel and healthcare.

Kemp Little specialises in the technology and digital media sectors and provides a range of legal services that are crucial to fast-moving, innovative businesses.Our blend of sector awareness, technical excellence and responsiveness, means we are regularly ranked as a leading firm by directories such as Legal 500, Chambers and PLC Which Lawyer. Our practice areas cover a wide range of legal issues and advice.

Our Commercial Technology team has established itself as one of the strongest in the UK. We are ranked in Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and PLC Which Lawyer, with four of our partners recommended.

Our team provides practical and commercial advice founded on years of experience and technical know-how to technology and digital media companies that need to be alert to the rules and regulations of competition law.

Our Corporate Practice has a reputation for delivering sound legal advice, backed up with extensive industry experience and credentials, to get the best results from technology and digital media transactions.

In the fast-changing world of employment law our clients need practical, commercial and cost-effective advice. They get this from our team of employment law professionals.

Our team of leading IP advisors deliver cost-effective, strategic and commercial advice to ensure that your IP assets are protected and leveraged to add real value to your business.

Our litigation practice advises on all aspects of dispute resolution, with a particular focus on ownership, exploitation and infringement of intellectual property rights and commercial disputes in the technology sector.

We have an industry-leading reputation for our outsourcing expertise. Our professionals deliver credible legal advice to providers and acquirers of IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) services.

We work alongside companies, many with disruptive technologies, that seek funding, as well as with the venture capital firms, institutional investors and corporate ventures that want to invest in exciting business opportunities.

With a service that is commercial and responsive to our clients needs, you will find our tax advice easy to understand, cost-effective and geared towards maximising your tax benefits.

At Kemp Little, we advise clients in diverse sectors where technology is fundamental to the ongoing success of their businesses.They include companies that provide technology as a service and businesses where the use of technology is key to their business model, enabling them to bring their product or service to market.

We bring our commercial understanding of digital business models, our legal expertise and our reputation for delivering high quality, cost-effective services to this dynamic sector.

Acting for market leaders and market changers within the media industry, we combine in-depth knowledge of the structural technology that underpins content delivery and the impact of digitisation on the rights of producers and consumers.

We understand the risks facing this sector and work with our clients to conquer those challenges. Testimony to our success is the continued growth in our team of professionals and the clients we serve.

We advise at the forefront of the technological intersection between life sciences and healthcare. We advise leading technology and data analytics providers, healthcare institutions as well as manufacturers of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnological products.

For clients operating in the online sector, our teams are structured to meet their commercial, financing, M&A, competition and regulatory, employment and intellectual property legal needs.

Our focus on technology makes us especially well positioned to give advice on the legal aspects of digital marketing. We advise on high-profile, multi-channel, cross-border cases and on highly complex campaigns.

The mobile and telecoms sector is fast changing and hugely dependent on technology advances. We help mobile and wireless and fixed telecoms clients to tackle the legal challenges that this evolving sector presents.

Whether ERP, Linux or Windows; software or infrastructure as a service in the cloud, in a virtualised environment, or as a mobile or service-oriented architecture, we have the experience to resolve legal issues across the spectrum of commercial computer platforms.

Our clients trust us to apply our solutions and know-how to help them make the best use of technology in structuring deals, mitigating key risks to their businesses and in achieving their commercial objectives.

We have extensive experience of advising customers and suppliers in the retail sector on technology development, licensing and supply projects, and in advising on all aspects of procurement and online operations.

Our legal professionals work alongside social media providers and users in relation to the commercial, privacy, data, advertising, intellectual property, employment and corporate issues that arise in this dynamic sector.

Our years of working alongside diverse software clients have given us an in-depth understanding of the dynamics of the software marketplace, market practice and alternative negotiating strategies.

Working with direct providers of travel services, including aggregators, facilitators and suppliers of transport and technology, our team has developed a unique specialist knowledge of the sector

Your life as an entrepreneur is full of daily challenges as you seek to grow your business. One of the key strengths of our firm is that we understand these challenges.

Kemp Little is trusted by some of the worlds leading luxury brands and some of the most innovative e-commerce retailers changing the face of the industry.

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Pro Bono case study

Background

LawWorks approached us with a matter on behalf of a client who needed some advice in relation to a dispute he was having with a private secondary school over unpaid school fees.After enrolling the child at the school the client was informed that his working hours and pay were to be significantly reduced. As a result of this change in circumstances he and his wife reluctantly took the decision to withdraw their son from the school on relatively short notice prior to the start of the first school term. Under the school’s terms and conditions where a full term’s notice was not given the school was entitled to request that a full terms’ fees were paid in lieu of the notice and that the school would give consideration to the financial circumstances of the family.Discussions directly between the client and the school were unsuccessful and the school sued the client for the full amount of a term’s fees.

Negotiation/Advice

Our role in the matter involved a number of different aspects and was supported by a team of three lawyers. We were asked to advise on the legal rights of the client in relation to the school’s terms and conditions. We then spoke to the client to ascertain further background details and documents including his correspondence with the school’s solicitors. We assisted the client with moving the court proceedings from the local court for the school’s solicitors to the client’s local court.

We entered into negotiations with the school’s solicitors on behalf of the client and through a series of letters and emails we explained the background to the situation that had arisen and sought settlement negotiations.The initial starting points of the parties was one from which a settlement looked unlikely, however, we were able to rationalise our client’s position with the school’s solicitors while explaining the benefits and potential cost savings to our client of making concessions and offering a settlement. Over the course of the correspondence the parties were able to come to a mutually acceptable settlement figure and an interest free payment plan was drawn up.

Result for client

The final settlement resulted in the client paying just over a third of the full term’s fees.In addition to this all court proceedings were set aside and no court fees were paid by the client.Due to the nature of the settlement the client’s credit rating was unaffected.As a result of the financial hardship the client suffered he was unable to pay the settlement in a lump sum, therefore, a monthly repayment plan that spread the sum, interest free, across a one year repayment period was agreed between the parties.

Throughout we always focussed upon ensuring the client was fully informed as to the progress of the matter and given realistic expectations of the possible outcomes, which reduced the emotional burden on the client as well as arranging an acceptable financial settlement and payment plan.

Kemp Little’s Pro Bono Involvement

Kemp Little has a strong tradition of providing pro bono work (free legal work for not-for-profit organisations that have no access to funding for legal advice) to various organisations, in a range of specialisms such as commercial matters, technology and services acquisitions, intellectual property, data protection, employment and litigation

We encourage all our lawyers to participate and all pro bono matters are undertaken to the same high standard as work for our business clients.

We are a member of LawWorks and actively participate in their “Initial Electronic Advice” scheme to provide quick and user-friendly legal advice to pro bono clients. Our lawyers also attend a legal clinic at the Islington Law Centre to advise individuals on a variety of housing, employment or other legal issues they face.